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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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